coffee hour

noun

1
: a usually fixed occasion of informal meeting and chatting at which refreshments are served
2

Examples of coffee hour in a Sentence

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Our church has done away with its coffee hour that was the main way to keep up with members. Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024 Ask your son to give you a ride and stay for coffee hour. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023 The December coffee hour is on the 16. courant.com, 3 Dec. 2021 Sometimes the coffee hour is simply a support session for parents, a space where parents can vent or cry, Hayman said. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020 See all Example Sentences for coffee hour 

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coffee hour was in 1867

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“Coffee hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20hour. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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